I came to first meet the Pauline Family through the Daughters of St. Paul, Jamaica Plain, while a student at Boston College I was asked along with my brother to provide voices for two then-animated children's videos. That was over 30 years ago, and I have been drawn to the charism of the Pauline since then, learning more and more each year!

Generally, we know a young woman at least a year before her entrance, so that the young woman can freely discern how God is calling her. During this time of discernment, the young woman and the vocation director are in frequent contact, and the young woman usually visits our community...

God works individually with each one of us, so every sister would probably answer this question differently. If you asked a happily married couple: “How did you know it was him?”, or “How did you know it was her?”, no two answers would be exactly the same. Each sister’s vocation story is also...

Do Daughters of St. Paul all work in one type of ministry, or can they do different things?

As a Daughter of St. Paul, communication is not just something we do, it is who we are. How we each carry out our mission as communicators of Christ varies widely, depending on the needs of the people we serve and the...

What should I do if I am interested in becoming a Daughter of St. Paul?

The first thing to do is to inquire. Contact the vocation director by phone, e-mail or mail. You might find it helpful to set up a time to talk in person or on the phone. In your conversation, the vocation director will provide you with information that will help you in your discernment...

The Daughters of St. Paul are a community of vowed women religious who dedicate their lives to sharing the mystery of Christ’s love with the people of today through the media. God has chosen, called, and consecrated each Daughter of St. Paul to himself so that he might send her to proclaim...

Postulants usually spend three weeks each summer at home with their families. Professed sisters have two weeks of vacation each year, in addition to a week of retreat (usually made together at our St. Thecla retreat house near Boston). Many sisters spend their vacation time at home with their...

Each religious congregation has a unique identity that is formed by its founders, its history, its charism (spirituality and mission), and its members. The life of a Daughter of St. Paul is distinctive in several ways...

There is no typical day for a Daughter of St. Paul—it depends on the needs of the mission, the situations of each community, and the sister’s apostolic responsibilities. However, every day for a Daughter of St. Paul usually includes: early rising, a half-hour meditation, morning prayer, evening...

Our prayer life is the source of our energy and joy. We gather daily for morning and evening prayer, and we start each morning with a half hour meditation on the Word of God. Scripture is the privileged source of all our prayer and like Mary, the first disciple of Jesus, we ponder God’s Word...

What vows do the Daughters of St. Paul make and what is uniquely Pauline about how they're lived?

The Daughters of St. Paul live the evangelical counsels, or vows, of chastity, poverty, and obedience in a way that transforms our ordinary communication to become always more a communication of love...

The communities of the Daughters of St. Paul are very joyful places, and we have fun in many different ways. We enjoy each other’s presence at meals each day, but our interests and hobbies vary widely: from watching movies to sketching, from basketball to board-games, from playing musical...